 | Church of England articles - 1846 - 114 pàgines
...you swear not at all; neither by heaven, &c. James v. 12. But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath. 2 Matt. xxvi. 63, 64. Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure... | |
 | Jean Paul Perrin - 1847 - 500 pàgines
...otherwise, is sin. And James in the first chapter of his epistle saith ; above all things my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, lest ye fall into condemnation. IV. Souvienne toi du jour du repos. Hcmcmbcr to keep h,olt) th,e Sabbath,... | |
 | Thomas Evans - 1848 - 372 pàgines
...all," corroborated by the exhortation of the Apostle James, " But above all things, my brethren, swear not ; neither by Heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath," as being of indispensable obligation, and entirely precluding the Christian from taking an oath on... | |
 | Samuel Dunn - 1852 - 1074 pàgines
...through the apostle James, impressed the same important principle : "Above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath." The prominence given to this law in the decalogue indicates the importance attached to it by God. Jesus... | |
 | William Evans, Thomas Evans - 1852 - 88 pàgines
...corroborated by the exhortation of the apostle James, " But above all things, my 30 brethren, swear not ; neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath," as being of indispensable obligation, and entirely precluding the Christian from taking an oath on... | |
 | 1853 - 414 pàgines
...Lord, " Swear not at all ;'' and that of the apostle James, "But above all things, my brethren, swear not; neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath ; but ^et your yea be yea and your nay nay, ye fall into condemnation;" and, therefore, its members refuse,... | |
 | Jonathan Dymond - 1855 - 440 pàgines
...objects. To which a sufficient answer is found in the parallel passage in James . " Swear not," he says; "neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath."$ This mode of prohibition, by which an absolute and universal rule is first proposed and then followed... | |
 | Harper & Brothers - 1856 - 904 pàgines
...whereof they affirm. Heb. 7: 3. having neither beginning of days, nor end of life ; Jas. 5:12. swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath : Rev. 7: 1. should not blow on the earth, nor oil the sea, nor on any tree. 3. Hurt not the earth,... | |
 | 1883 - 692 pàgines
...and will not at all acquit the wicked," and James (v. 12) savs, "Above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath ; but let your yea be jea; and your nay, nay ; lest ye fall into condemnation." What a fearful example we have in 2 Ki xiz.... | |
 | George Burgess - 1857 - 276 pàgines
...conversation, even if we do not use the name of God ? A. No ; for we are commanded not to swear, " neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath." James 5 : 12. Q. May we call God solemnly to witness in important matters ? A. Yes ; for so did St.... | |
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But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath : but let your vea be yea ; and your nay, nay ; lest ye fall into condemnation. 
